the Towers of the Teeth
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The Towers of the Teeth are a pair of menacing watchtowers flanking the Black Gate of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as a key defensive stronghold of Sauron.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Towers of the Teeth | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fortress
ⓘ
watchtower complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carchost and Narchost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | The Black Gate Is Closed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInVolume |
The Return of the King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | The Lord of the Rings series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween | Mordor and the lands of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| depictedInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003 film trilogy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
menacing
ⓘ
tooth-like ⓘ |
| eraWithinLegendarium | late Third Age ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfDepiction | Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flank | Black Gate of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold of Sauron
ⓘ
watch over the Black Gate ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
orcs of Mordor
ⓘ
other servants of Sauron ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedBy | gate-wardens of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedStructure | Morannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Dark Lord Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron (translated title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| near |
Ephel Dúath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 2 ⓘ |
| orientation | one tower on each side of the Black Gate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mordor–Gondor border fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to observe and control traffic at the Black Gate
ⓘ
to prevent unauthorized entry into Mordor ⓘ |
| relatedLocation |
Cirith Gorgor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagorlad NERFINISHED ⓘ Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | main northern entrance to Mordor ⓘ |
| symbolism | threat and vigilance of Mordor ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | the armies of the West ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.